A.Word.A.Day--vainglorious

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Aug 6, 2010

This week's theme
Words for insults

This week's words
troglodyte
puerile
odoriferous
jejune
vainglorious

All is Vanity: An optical illusion

Illustration: C. Allan Gilbert
(1873-1929)

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A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

vainglorious

PRONUNCIATION:

(vayn-GLOR-ee-uhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Filled with, exhibiting, or proceeding from excessive pride, especially in one's achievements or abilities.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin vana gloria (empty pride), from vana, feminine of vanus (empty) + gloria (pride, glory).

USAGE:

"But some see James Cameron as a vainglorious auteur and seek to puncture his perceived pretension."
Nick Watt; Is the 'Avatar' Movie Making Viewers Nauseous?; ABC News (New York); Dec 18, 2009.

Explore "vainglorious" in the Visual Thesaurus.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived. -Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900)

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